Why alcohol makes food taste better

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[Miata]

You missed one. Ethanol can react with certain organic acids (like lactic acid) to produce fruity esters.

[seanlefevre]

I guess you could say this kind of relates to number two, but it also enhances flavors by dissolving all the flavor in the pan. We deglaze to dissolve all the spices and fat and browned/blackened goodness on the bottom of the pan, then reduce it down and evaporate off the alcohol. This can really help put more flavor back in.

[uog]

You missed another which is that ethanol when added can incorporate the ingredients together in a larger volume but then evaporate leaving a smaller volume to have higher concentration of flavor

[Zen_Punk]

Another additional possibility - alcohol evaporates more easily than water, and can carry scents with it when it does. Since smell is a large part of taste, it can help to boost flavor by boosting smell

[Kokujou]

you probably forgot the most common reason...
you use alcoohol to deglace the pan. Alcohol is known to extract flavor. maybe that's also what you meant with reason #1. this is why you marinate spices or so in alcohol. like bourbon-vanilla. they suck out the flavor and once the ethanol evaporates all that's left is yumminess.

oh and of course it's just so satisfying to watch your dish burn...

[dasati]

Used wine for frying onions and beer for making batter but I don’t think I’ve ever used vodka in anything

[bryangrunauer]

I imagined #3 but I FINALLY have an explanation for pasta Alla vodka. Thank you!

[MilkTestingMan]

Oh he meant adding alcohol when cooking. I thought he meant to explain why drunk 3:00am food always tastes better.

[williambarylo]

Hey Ethan, I was wondering why so many bread videos on your channel. I'm Polish and Chleb in your name means "bread". Great recipes BTW.

[itsthehandle]

Because it gets you fucked up. And everything tastes better when you're drunk.

[LilTo]

I put meatballs in my cup of Hennessy once. would recommend

[Aquablecs]

Great video, honestly very informative. Thank you!

[XanetheSurgeon]

thought he was gonna tell me why food tastes so much better when im drunk

[olcatgaming]

Adding alcohol to eggnogs kill salmonella if let sit for a few days in the fridge

[knightofthetime]

Thanks for that. I thought it was just alcoholic in me that made me like those dishes better with wine lmao

[ReFoxBlue]

"Ethanol tastest bitter, therefore we will boil off the ethanol so its no longer in the dish" great

[Simkets]

In my native country, we have a very popular dish for children which uses rum as one of the key ingrediences 🤣😭 No wonder kids love it so much 😅😅

[SirStrugglesAlot]

I just thought it makes you drunk so you can't tell even when the food is bad

[mikesmith]

I don't really drink these things, so what I could I replace then with?

[jmd]

remind me where I can find this recipe you used for the sauce?